# C_2007315EN.01003901.xml

| 22.12.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 315/39 |
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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 November 2007 — Hungary v Commission of the European Communities

(Case T-310/06)( 1 )

(Agriculture - Common organisation of the markets in cereals - Taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies - Upgrading of the criteria of the quality for maize - Introduction of a new criterion of specific weight for maize - Breach of the principle of protection of legitimate expectations - Manifest error of assessment)

(2007/C 315/73)

Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties

Applicant: Republic of Hungary (represented by: J. Fazekas, R. Somssich and K. Szíjjártó, Agents)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: F. Clotuche-Duvieusart and Z. Pataki, Agents)

Re:

Partial annulment of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1572/2006 of 18 October 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 establishing procedures for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies and laying down methods of analysis for determining the quality of cereals (OJ 2006 L 290, p. 29)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1572/2006 of 18 October 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 establishing procedures for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies and laying down methods of analysis for determining the quality of cereals relating to the criterion of specific weight for maize, viz:
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in Article 1(1), the words ‘and, in the case of maize, with the traditional methods applied’; —
in Article 1(3)(b), the words ‘73 kg/hl for maize’; —
in line ‘E. Minimum specific weight (kg/hl)’ of the table in point 1 of the Annex, the value ‘71’ for maize; —
in table III in point 2 of the Annex, the reduction values for the intervention price for maize. | — | in Article 1(1), the words ‘and, in the case of maize, with the traditional methods applied’; | — | in Article 1(3)(b), the words ‘73 kg/hl for maize’; | — | in line ‘E. Minimum specific weight (kg/hl)’ of the table in point 1 of the Annex, the value ‘71’ for maize; | — | in table III in point 2 of the Annex, the reduction values for the intervention price for maize. |
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| — | in Article 1(1), the words ‘and, in the case of maize, with the traditional methods applied’; | | | | | | | | |
| — | in Article 1(3)(b), the words ‘73 kg/hl for maize’; | | | | | | | | |
| — | in line ‘E. Minimum specific weight (kg/hl)’ of the table in point 1 of the Annex, the value ‘71’ for maize; | | | | | | | | |
| — | in table III in point 2 of the Annex, the reduction values for the intervention price for maize. | | | | | | | | |

| 2. | Orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the applicant, including the costs relating to the interlocutory proceedings. |
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( 1 )  OJ C 326, 30.12.2006.

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